Pickleball’s Historic Court Number One
POSTED: August 21, 2023 | 8/21/23 Authors: Alex Hamner and Jennifer Lucore So … about Seattle. The last weekend of July held the first professional …
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Pickleball on CBS Sunday Morning
Sunday, August 7, 2022, CBS Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley will feature a segment on pickleball. Time to schedule your TV recorder or watch it live. …
2021 USA Pickleball Rule Changes
Updated: 12/20/2020 | December 20, 2020 The dawn of a new year will always bring change. In the pickleball world, this change comes in the form …
Barney McCallum – A Wonderful Life
The pickleball world has lost its last living founder, inventor and a pioneer of this great sport. Barney McCallum passed away at his home in Seattle, …
Largest Prize Pool in Pickleball
We are weeks away from the 2019 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships, and again this tournament will offer the largest prize pool to date for the …
Wish Barney McCallum a Happy Birthday
Updated: 5/21/20 | May 21, 2020. Original post: July 2019 This was a very popular post because how often in a lifetime do you get a …
Pickleball in Singapore
Pickleball in Singapore is alive and well. Following my Thailand adventure, I caught a quick flight to the diverse island of Singapore to explore, meet new …
Raving Review of The History of Pickleball
At the 2018 USA Pickleball National Championships, I met Chris Koentges, an ESPN writer and more, who was there researching pickleball. Of course, we joyfully talked …
Nationals $75,000 Prize Money Breakdown
2018 Nationals is in the books. Wow! And this year’s Nationals was a step-up for our sport in so many ways. One being that a title …
Thankful for Health from Pickleball
With Thanksgiving brings the yearly reflection of thankfulness and health generally is one of the top things people are thankful for. For many, pickleball has become …
First Server, Only One Serve
The other day I received a question from a subscriber and reader of my (and my mom’s) book. Here’s the question: “Why does the first serving …
Spell Pickleball Correctly, Pretty Please
In the summer of 2018, in the same week, pickleball graced both the front page of USA Today and Kim Kardashians’ Instagram story. Yes, USA Today …
History of Pickleball – More Than 50 Years of Fun!
Yes, the first ever history book on the sport of pickleball is finally done! This three-year journey with my mom (co-author Beverly Youngren) has definitely been …
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Pickleball Battle of the Sexes at Bobby Riggs Tennis Center
We all witnessed (or know of) the iconic 1973 Battle of the Sexes between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. Inspired by the new “Battle of …
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European Pickleball Tour
Posted: 9/19/2017 | September 19, 2017 The First European Pickleball Tour with the Professional Pickleball Federation (PPF) just wrapped up! Everywhere I went the smiles and …
PPF Mens Singles Pro
The first Professional Pickleball Federation (PPF) Championships tournament is in the record books. Wow, another milestone for our sport, it’s fans and the pros that play. …